8.Connecttheconnector1totherearoftheopticaldrive.
Figure108.Connectingtheconnector1totherearoftheopticaldrive
9.Ifnecessary,connecttheotherendofthesignalcabletotheSATAconnectorfortheopticaldriveon
thesystemboard.See“Systemboardcomponents”onpage37.
10.Ifyouareinstructedtoreturntheoldopticaldrive,followallpackaginginstructionsanduseany
packagingmaterialsthataresuppliedtoyouforshipping.
Whattodonext:
•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.
•Tocompletetheinstallationorreplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage144.
Replacingthehot-swaphard-disk-drivebackplane
Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safetyinformation”
onpageiiiand“Guidelines”onpage61.
Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanother
computerforreference.
Notes:
•Thehot-swaphard-disk-drivebackplaneissensitivetoESD.Ensurethatyoureadandunderstand
“Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices”onpage62firstandcarefullyperformtheoperation.
•Dependingonthemodel,yourservermightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationsinthistopic.
•Theillustrationsinthefollowingprocedureshowthebackplanefor3.5-inchharddiskdrives.Forthe
backplanefor2.5-inchharddiskdrives,thereplacementprocedureissimilar.
Toreplacethehot-swaphard-disk-drivebackplane,dothefollowing:
1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall
powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.
2.Prepareyourserver.See“Removingorextendingtheserverfromtherackcabinet”onpage63.
3.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage63.
4.Removethecoolingshroud.See“Removingandreinstallingthecoolingshroud”onpage66.
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